Sunday, 13 March 2016

10 March 2016 – Denia to Javea Windmills

The
forecast was overcast and possible light rain, so we came prepared for the
worse

The
first hour, along the Denia promenade, was cold and windy.Worse still there were a lot of rain clouds
just off shore.But fortunately the wind
blew them away – it could just as easily have blown them inland onto us.

We
climbed to the abandoned urbanisation, rather than to the tower.This is a much easier climb.The rough track is much easier going than
the tarmac road, and not nearly as steep.

The
abandoned building site is impressive, both for the size and the impressive
views.It’s sad to think of the broken
dreams and financial loss of the many who must have paid deposits on these
abandoned houses.

We have visited the site many times over the past ten years, and have
noted the transformation from almost finished homes to abandoned and vandalised
ruins

The
recent pop art graffiti has added some colour to the depressing grey, but it is
still a sad experience to see the waste.No doubt they were illegal and built without permission.But surely it would have been better to
finish them rather than leave the current blot on the landscape.

By now the weather had improved and blue skies had replaced the grey.It was still cold, but we found a sheltered
spot for our banana break

The next stage is an open and flat stroll to the windmills

Toon
and Anneke have done this walk previously, and found a nice picnic spot which
we had never discovered.The shade from
the trees was not necessary today, but the stone table and seats were very
welcome.